Author Archives: Editor
Annual Pilsen Education Summit Opened Doors for Parents and Youth
On Saturday, October 3, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and the Pilsen Education Task Force welcomed over 200 hundred parents and youth at the 9th Annual Pilsen Education Summit, which offered… Read more
1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing and DMDII Partner with CPS
World Business Chicago’s 1000 Jobs for Chicagoland Manufacturing campaign and the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), a UI LABS collaboration, hosted more than 70 Chicago Public School students… Read more
Latino Americans: 500 Years of History
Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, produced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), is a nationwide public programming initiative that supports the… Read more
Study: Mass Shootings in the United States Are ‘Contagious’
Mass killings, such as recent shootings at a college in southern Oregon, a prayer meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, or the 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,… Read more
Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Hosts Seminars at Columbia College
Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, produced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), is a nationwide public programming initiative that supports the… Read more
Tech Companies Seek to Develop New Ingestible Health Trackers
Move over, smartwatches. Wearable devices designed to evaluate our bodies’ sleep patterns, track fitness, and check blood sugar levels are gaining popularity in the United States. Now, Fortune reports, tech… Read more
Thalia to Visit Macy’s on State Street
Macy’s welcomes internationally recognized singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and designer Thalia to Macy’s on State Street in Chicago to celebrate the Thalia Sodi fall collection with a meet and greet with… Read more
Tips that Help Teens Learn to Bounce Back
It’s no secret that adolescence is a time of high stress for many teens. Although some young people navigate these difficult years with reasonable aplomb, many struggle and are unable… Read more
Quesadilla Factory Opens Second Restaurant Location
Machetes Big Quesadillas celebrates its one-year anniversary with a new location, expanded menu, guaranteed faster service and re-branded as The Quesadilla Factory. Machetes Big Quesadillas still promises to slice down… Read more
“Ladrones” is Sure to Steal Your Heart
By: Amelia Orozco Follow me on Twitter: @Amelia_Orozco Two heart-throb actors, Fernando Colunga and Eduardo “Lalo” Yañez, known for their telenovela status in Latin America and with Latinos this side… Read more
